Clinical Research
The Back Institute programme has over 35 years of experience in the assessment and management of back and neck problems and our research team is committed to continued research in the field of back pain management.
Listed below are our current research publications.
Chronic Back Pain
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Effectiveness of a Low Back Pain Classification System
The Spine Journal
pg 648-657, 2009 -
Return to Work After Chronic Back Pain Rehabilitation
Journal of the Neuromusculoskeletal System, Volume 2, Number 3,
pg 112-115, Fall 1994 -
Guidelines for the Identification of Barriers to Rehabilitation of Back Injuries
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, Volume 5, No. 3,
pg 195-201, 1995 -
Recognition and Management of the Chronic Pain Syndrome
Canadian Journal of CME,
pg 39-48, March 1995 -
Acute cervical myelopathy in a patient presenting with knee instability – a case report
Joel Winders BPhty (Otago)
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Outcomes of an interdisciplinary rehabilitation programme for the management of chronic low back pain
Chris D Gregg Dip Phys Post Grad Dip Manip Th MHealSc,Chris W Hoffman MBChB FRACS Dip Clin Epi,Hamilton Hall MD FRCSC,Greg McIntosh MSc, Peter A Robertson MD FRACS
Prognosis
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Predictive Factors for Abnormal Illness Behaviour in Low Back Pain
Journal of Rehabilitation Outcomes Measurement, Volume 4 No. 2,
pg 41-48, 2000 -
Prognostic Factors for Time Receiving Worker's Compensation Benefits in a Cohort of Patents With Low Back Pain
SPINE, Volume 25, Number 2, pp 147-157, 2000
Treatment
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Examination of the Patient with Low Back Pain
Bulletin on the Rheumatic Diseases, Vol 33 (4),
pg 1-8, 1983 -
Back School and Education
Clinical Orthopaedics, Vol 179,
pg 10-17, October 1990 -
A Different Approach to Back Pain Diagnosis: Identifying a Pattern of Pain
Canadian Journal of CME,
pg 31-42, February 1994 -
Provider, Payor, and Patient Outcome Expectations in Back Pain Rehabilitation
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, Volume 5, No. 2,
pg 57-69, 1995 -
Relationship Between Non Organic Signs and Centralization of Symptoms in the Prediction of Return to Work
Physical Therapy Volume 77 No. 4,
pg 354-369, April 1997 -
Spontaneous Onset of Back Pain
Clinical Journal of Pain, Volume 14 No. 2,
pg 129-133, 1998 -
Inter-Tester Reliability of a Low Back Pain Classification System
Spine, Volume 24 No. 3,
pg 248-254, February, 1999 -
Factors Associated with Seeking Medical Care for Internet Users
2000
Function/Return to Work
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Effect of Discharge Recommendations on Outcome
Spine, Vol 19 (18),
pg 2033-2037, 1994 -
Outcomes Management for Back Injury
Rehab Management International,
pg 52-53, Fall 1997 -
Trunk and Lower Extremity Muscle Endurance: Normative Data for Adults
Journal of Rehabilitation Outcomes Measurement, Volume 2 No. 4,
pg 20-39, 1998 -
Variables Associated with Active Spondylolysis
Physical Therapy in Sport, 10
pg 121-124, 2009